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Assigning Use Cases

Tagging assets with business context

Use cases describe how assets are used in real-world operations or business processes. They help you connect data quality with impact.

Examples:

  • Regulatory Reporting

  • Energy Management

  • Downtime Root Cause

  • OEE Calculation

Assigning use cases helps:

  • Track which business processes are at risk from data quality issues

  • Filter dashboards to show only assets critical to a specific workflow

  • Communicate impact in language business users understand

You can define new use cases in the Use Case Management page and assign them to assets either:

  • One by one from the asset page

  • In bulk via API

Osprey propagates use cases in two ways:

  • Descendent assets (such as all tags in a PI Data Archive or all assets under an AF Element in an AF Hierarchy) will inherit the use case

  • Downstream assets (such as all displays that directly or indirectly reference (via an AF Attribute) a tag associated with a use case)

Assigning a Use Case